Mary got everything in the kitchen clean up and after one hour she was already finished with the dishes. She sat in an old wooden chair and looked upon her son as he slept on bedding in the floor and smiled. A few tears escaped from her eyes and she begins to ponder what could have occurred if her

husband had still been alive.

Mary speaks,” That is a possibility that can never occur now. There is no sense dwelling on it now, because Jimmy needs to be raised the best I can raise him. Also, I have got to look after

Tenlong as well. He is not a burden but a blessing he has brought in more food and fire wood that I ever brought in since Jimmy died. He is so talented but he needs to be helped in some many different ways. He is only four years and I can not leave him to fend for himself. He needs to be in school as well as jimmy, who goes to five days a week. I will go speak to the school teacher tomorrow after I drop off my work to my clients. I owe the boy that much already and he is such a tender boy.”

#

Mary woke up early and fixed a pot of biscuits and gravy for everybody to eat. It was eaten very quickly and the dishes were washed. Jimmy got dressed and put on his winter coat and boots.

Tenlong asks,” Where are you two going?”

Jimmy shouts,” I am going to school! Duh! Where else would I be going on a school day?”

Tenlong speaks,” You are go to school? You are so lucky because I have never been to school before. Momma was gonna to take me next year.”

Tenlong then went silent for several seconds.

Jimmy and Mary hug Tenlong in a form of comfort to the large Tenlong. All three of them were crying and Tenlong’s tears were creating a puddle in the wooden floor.

#

Mary cleans up everybody and the floor from all the tears. Jimmy and his mother go into the village and Tenlong is left to his own devices back at the small home.

The two hold hands as they walk into the nearby village. Jimmy is lead into a small school house and Mary goes to her shop. She walks in her little shop and prepares to get ready for business. The villagers, including Mary never locks their doors except when the rare chance that bandits came

near the village. Bandits sometimes would come in and terrorize the small village.

It was business as usual for the sempstress until an old man enters the small store. The old man is very thin and a look of worry is on his face.

The old man speaks,” What have you done, young lady? I have heard that you had left the village with some strange man. Some of the villagers had told me that a huge man had left with you a couple of days ago. Is that true?”

Mary has a look of surprise on her face as she is asked about Tenlong.

The old man speaks,”So it true? How could you be so careless with helping strangers. You are not suppose to take in bandits! It is just common sense!”

Mary looked away from the old man.

The old man spoke.”It will not be a problem any more!”

Mary looked at the old man with a look of horror.

“What have you done Grimwald! He is just a four year old boy! He is so big because of his ancestry!”

#

Tenlong was in the woods cutting firewood when a sense of fear overcomes.

He turns a complete one-hundred and eighty degrees and sees an arrow come flying at him. The arrow seems to flying in slow motion as it comes towards the lad.

At the last second, Tenlong grabs the arrow mere inches from his face with his bare hand. Time returns back to normal. He throws the arrow to ground when he sees a man with an ax come charging at him. Tenlong reacts before he could even ponder anything.

He punches the man in the face and the man hits the ground with a thump. More men come rushing at the young lad.

#

Mary is ranting and raving at Grimwald,” If you hurt a hair on that boy’s head, I will kill you myself. You have messed up old man and you need to fix it!

Grimwald speaks,” Calm down, that bandit will not take advantage of you anymore! You know that no four year old is seven foot tall as that bandit is! It just does not make sense!”

Mary grabs the old man by the collar and starts to shake him wildly!

The old man speaks,” Mary calm yourself, you are acting crazy.”

Mary screams,” The boy was attacked by a bandit and watched his mother be murdered! His Giganto blood then awaken in him! You miserable fool, you did not think it through! You all had jumped to conclusions! You had known that Gigantos are capable of such rapid growth as children!”

Mary begins to cry uncontrollably and lets go of Grimwald.

The old man yells,”What! I have erred. I am truly sorry!”

#

Tenlong is surrounded by nine men with various weapons. He does not know what to do or what reason that he is under attack.

Tenlong spoke,” What did I do to make you all desire to kill me? What have I done to you?”

The nine men remained silent and did not answer the lad. No talking would change the men’s minds and he would have to battle all of them.

Two men come charging at Tenlong with axes at each side of him.

The lad grabs the two axes with hands and the blades are stopped.

The two men were shocked by the strength of Tenlong as blood begins to flow from the hands of the young boy. During the pause, Tenlong ripped the axes out of the men’s hands and throws the weapons to the ground.

Tenlong hammerfisted the two men in the sides of their heads and the two men hit the ground. A man with a spear is angered by the sight of fallen comrade as he rushes at the young lad. The man is

trying to pin the boy to the tree behind him with his large spear.

Tenlong dodged to his right and was laying on his side on the ground while the spear is thrusted into the tree. He jumps to his feet and chops the spear in half with his hand. Tenlong thrusts his right forearm against the remains of the broken spear that is in the attacker’s hands. The broken spear handle is thrusted into the chest of the attacker. The man hits the ground and at that same moment Tenlong is attacked from behind.

Six arrows are now pierced in the upper back of the young Giganto.

Tenlong screams out in pain as he turns around to see three archers looking at him, ready to fire again.

Three arrows come flying at him but the lad does not move.

He makes a battle cry.

The three arrows stop mid air and the arrows hit ground. The three men were all frantic and fired all of the remaining arrows at Tenlong.

But the arrows never reach their destination and they are broken midair. The three archers are all frozen in fear. They can’t believe what they had just seen. The other three men were prepared to strike but did not know how they were going to stop this strong man. They felt completely helpless against the large Tenlong.